The Good Wife began as the story of a woman who stood in her husband's shadow – but after five-and-a-half seasons of surprises and shockers, Alicia Florrick and her husband have switched roles.

Alicia (Julianna Margulies) has attended many public events to support her husband Peter (Chris Noth) as district attorney and governor, but now that she is running for district attorney herself, she's the one asking for a show of support.

Sunday night marked many firsts on The Good Wife: the start of Taye Diggs's guest arc; the introduction of Gunter, a hairy gentleman prone to bathing in the Florrick, Agos restroom; and the long-anticipated acting debut of Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama's senior advisor.

But most notably, The Good Wife somehow staged the most suspenseful bail hearing in TV and movie history. (Take that, Hitchcock!) The episode was also jam-packed with great dialogue.

Julianna Margulies returns as lawyer Alicia Florrick on CBS's The Good Wife and the 48-year-old actress admitted she's not one to regret a good meal when she chatted with PEOPLE this week about "one last thing" ...

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Julianna Margulies dropped in on The Tonight Show Tuesday to see Jimmy Fallon, and the star of The Good Wife took a bit of a left turn from her usual role as a litigator to portray a school vice-principal in a skit with Fallon.

For all you non-watchers of The Good Wife, it must be tiresome to hear critics complain year after year that star Julianna Margulies has been denied an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her thrilling work as Alicia Florrick.

Well get over your bad self; you're about to hear it again!

No one is more deserving of a chance at the podium than Margulies, and not just because the series was criminally overlooked for outstanding drama series.